Tennessee death row inmate with pacemaker can be executed despite likelihood heart device will prolong suffering: court - Defenders say Tennessee inmate is intellectually disabled and wouldn’t be on d

The story of a Tennessee death row inmate’s heart implant, and attempts to get it disabled before his execution, has gotten even more complicated.

A Tennessee hospital says it never agreed to a request by state officials who face a court order to turn off a death row inmate’s heart-regulating implant before receiving a lethal injection next week.